Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-23
NORTHWESTERN ITEMS.
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A 81, 600 Methodist church Will be erected
at Denison this spriug.
A wagon and pillow factory plant is to be
moved from nuTslo to Des Moines.
The Des Moiues County Beekeeper's associ-
stion meets at Burlington on the Goth inst.
The Salvation army captain at Dubuque
was arrested on the night Of the Sth inst. for
disturbing the peace.
Creston is figuring out q new 10000 hotel.
A S6, coo Methodist church will be erected
at Denison this spring.
Ella sparger, aged Is years, committed sui
eide at yillisca Tuesday night by shooting
Remorse the cause.
On the 9th inst. the farmers of Crawford
county met and formed a mutual fire and
lightning insurance company.
The Edison Electric Light company VIII
spend SAG, 900 In extending and improving its
system at Des Moines this year.
The Creston Water company, having a cap
ital stock Of 3 1900, has fled articles Of incor-
porntion with the secretary of state.
David Norton, OF Davenport, is under ar
rest, charged with embezzling 800 from the
Metropolitan Manufacturing company.
A Cherokee man recently sold four hogs
whose weight aggregated 2,210 pounds, and
pocketcd the neat sum Of SIG 30 for them.
Scion Nourse, of Keosauqua, has served as
school director for twenty years, and was
recently elected for another three years. term.
Edward Walter and }. A Edwards, OF Char
ton, have patented a hay rake and elevator
that rakes the hay and ~eluyates it TO the
stack.
The body of William Sherman, drowned In
the Mississippi ut lie Claire last Christmas
eve, was discovered afoat at Davenport on
the Sth inst.
At Dubuque last year Marshal Moore col
lected $4,000 in license fees, or 81, 900 more
than was ever before collected for that city Ia
one year.
The ice in Twin Lakes, Calhoun county,
froze to the depth OF twenty-eight inches the
past winter, and is in a pretty solid state at
the present time.
w. III. Torbert has been selected by the Du-
buque druggists to represent them at the
state convention Of druggists to be Aeld at
Waterloo in Nay.
The sheriff Of Polk county is turning keys
on the outside OF saloon doors at Des Moines
with a distinct understanding that they will
emain closed for one year.
The Chicago, Burlington ~ Quincy road
pays Slss, los in taxes to the state treasury.
1t psys the largest amount OF any OF the rail-
roads running through Iowa.
The board of supervisors Of Kossuth coun-
ty, by al unanimous vote, appropr ated s'C9
for the purpose Of dtting up the grounds of
| the county agricultural society.
Fishermen with zines and traps are pulling
out fish by the thousand pounds, two and
three times a day, in the lakes of Pottswatta-
ME and Harrison counties, In direct v~iolstion
Of the laws.
G. w. Hansell, an early settler of Franklin
county and the proprietor of the townsite OF
Hanseil, died suddenly Of heart disease Tues
day morning. He was IS years old and leaves
3 large property.
In the case of Mike Casey VS.. Tama county,
a suit for s15, 600 damages for injuries re-
ceived from falling through a certain bridge,
the jury, at Toledo, vas relieved from "a yer.
dict by the Judge deciding it favor of the
county. The case will go to the supreme
court.
1t costs money to buck the pharmacy law
OF the state. +. +. Douglas, Of Dyssrt, i'm.
agined himself above the law, and did not
realize what an atom he was until the mill
stones of justice gave him a turn. Out OF
ninety.seven counts he was adJudged guilty
of fcrty-eight, and was fined az, 80 with 500
costs. His lawyer Is looking fer fees, also.
A SANDER suit for Slo,0 o damages Of Mrs
Nellie Planners against w. G.. McLelland ter
session. The plaintiff received e judgment
for 5000.
1t is the custom OF the lows Seed company
OF Dies Moines, to, set apart one day each spring
for the free distribution OF flower seedt
among the children who visit their store. The
distribution this year was made on the Oh
inst.
The capacity OF The big distillery at De'
Moines has been sold to the whisky pool, anC
1t will be closed May Is. Over $50 men con
nected with the establishment will be thrown
out of employment, among them three reve
nue. officers.
The Abba girls are giving "Where Is IT.
parties. They all assemble at some privat,
residence, and the trick Is for the young mer
to find out where. Some of the boys wander
around nearly all night-when the girls ar,
not feeling too lonesome.
Albert Cooper, engaged In the Goodwin
coal mines near Ottumwa, has been missing
since the 27th OF March. The last seen Ct him
he had his lamp lit ready TO descend 10 the
pit, and no trace OF him has been discovered
since. He Is about 80 years Of age.
The Griswold college, Grace cathedral and
the Episcopal diocese Of Iowa, were among
the benefciar.es Of Catherine Lorillard Wolfe,
whose death occurred In New York a week
ago, and her father, who died a few years
since, to the extent OF $50, GOO, at least.
Davenport Gazette: Davenport was once g
prohibition town, II 1t isn't ow. In April
1855, thirty-twe years age a vote was taker
in Davenport upoE the passage Of q prohihi
tory law. In the Davenport preeipct IS,
votes were cast, and OF these $40 werein favor
Of the law. lie Claiso gave a majority for i
OF iGl. The majority In the county was $50
in a total vote Of So.
The. election TO vote q ; per cent. tax TO nit